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Recluse

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Joan, a sound recordist, returns to her father's estate in the aftermath of a devastating fire, only to trace a series of ghostly audio fragments toward a buried family secret -- and someone determined to keep it that way.

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Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 2d
A consistently atmospheric, grim and creepy gothic horror film. Go to Full Review Michael Gingold Rue Morgue Magazine Jun 12
Frolova elicits our empathy throughout as Joan must come to terms with a couple of closets’ worth of family skeletons. Go to Full Review Nadine Whitney The Curb Jun 8
3.5/5
Recluse is an unsettling and uneasy journey into the modern uncanny. Go to Full Review Rebecca Sayce FILMHOUNDS Magazine Jun 7
3/5
Recluse signals Chaisson as a director to watch, paying homage to classic gothic horror tropes while creating something wholly unique and daring in equal measure. Go to Full Review Sebastian Zavala Kahn Cinencuentro Jun 7
3.5/5
Bryce Holden's cinematography plays with the contrasts between light and shadow; some flashbacks are shot as if filmed on 16mm, which contributes to the atmosphere of dread, and there are a couple of genuine scares. [Full review in Spanish]. Go to Full Review Josh Korngut Dread Central Jun 5
4/5
Shares its house with the gothic and nasty EC Comics of the 1950s, the same poisoned well Stephen King's Creepshow segment "Father's Day" drew from. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Henry Chaisson

Director

Sasha Frolova

Actor

Xander Berkeley

Actor

Mia Vallet

Actor

Toby Poser

Actor

Kimball Farley

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Movie Info

Synopsis Joan, a sound recordist, returns to her father's estate in the aftermath of a devastating fire, only to trace a series of ghostly audio fragments toward a buried family secret -- and someone determined to keep it that way.
Director
Henry Chaisson
Producer
Josh Lobo, Henry Chaisson, Gillian Cooper, Katharina Windemuth, Alex Dandino
Screenwriter
Henry Chaisson
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English